Deanna Fry
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I am taking off my journalist hat and posting this just as citizen of the world. I do not celebrate “thanksgiving” and rather recognize today as the National Day of Mourning for our indigenous people. However I do not judge anyone for their personal traditions. I just wish more empathy for us all.
03:51 PM - Nov 23, 2023
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Jonathan Hecht (He/Him)
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I choose to celebrate Thanksgiving with a reminder that the story Pilgrims and Indians we’ve all been fed is a 19th C. historical revision and fiction meant to hide the true history and meaning of this day.
Like all lies, the myth of Pilgrims and Indians always felt flat.
Because it is.
In response to Deanna Fry.
04:06 PM - Nov 23, 2023
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Jonathan Hecht (He/Him)
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In response to Jonathan Hecht (He/Him).
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Before the Civil War some parts of the country celebrated thanksgiving days, others did not.

Thanksgiving was however a tradition among deeply religious Abolitionists in the Northeast. As was the regional specialty pumpkin pie.

Among these were persons like Abolitionist and..
04:09 PM - Nov 23, 2023
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Jonathan Hecht (He/Him)
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In response to Jonathan Hecht (He/Him).
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… pumpkin pie enthusiast Sarah Josepha Hale, of “Mary Had A Little Lamb” fame. She conducted letter writing campaigns to create a national day of Thanksgiving, which were derided by Southern pro-slavery governors as a plot to eradicate the slaveocracy.

With the advent of the election…
04:14 PM - Nov 23, 2023
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